Head of Kurdish people-smuggling ring arrested after going on the run

Tarik Namik fled UK before sentencing in December but detained after returning to Manchester airport

The head of a Kurdish people-smuggling ring has been arrested after going on the run before his sentencing, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

Tarik Namik, 45, from Oldham, failed to show up at Manchester crown court and was given an eight-year jail term in his absence on 9 December.

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isototo
10 months ago

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